5 Kid-friendly Things You Never Knew About a Staycation at Furama RiverFront

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I have driven past this hotel many times but frankly, it has never crossed my mind to bring the family there for a staycation. The hotel in question?

Furama RiverFront.

Located along Havelock Road and between vibrant Chinatown and Orchard Road, Furama RiverFront has recently upped the ante in providing more kid-friendly facilities for families... and it does not get any bigger than kid-themed hotel rooms!

But more on that in a bit, I promise. Because for starters, the hotel has also revamped its tenant mix by saying goodbye to its seedy nightclub tenants. In their places are a variety of shops and even a childcare centre!

But as we found out, Furama RiverFront has a lot more to offer so here are 5 kid-friendly things that you never knew about the hotel:

#1 - PAWS Playroom

Located at Level 1, PAWS Playroom is perfect for kids aged 11 years and below. The colourful room is home to LEGO bricks, building blocks and other wooden toys. Besides enjoying cartoon screenings, the kiddos can also practice their drawing skills on the black or white boards. Oh, and did I mention they can jump themselves silly on the trampoline too???

#2 - Tykes @ The Square

The Square @ Furama is the hotel's flagship buffet restaurant which serves up a slew of international culinary gems that bring out the best flavours of the East and the West in a tantalising buffet spread.

But if you have young kids, you will know that dining with them - especially if it is a buffet - will be anything but leisurely. Fortunately, Furama RiverFront has carved out a dedicated play area for the little ones in the restaurant!

And this is no token space for kids. The Tykes @ The Square play area is pretty huge and is filled with interesting and fun activities such as cartoon video screenings, activity sheets and free-play toys.

There is even a mini slide to work away those calories. Heh.

Suffice to say, the monkies made themselves at home at the play area while the wifey and I indulged in a relaxing buffet meal.

See what I mean?

#3 - Kid-themed Hotel Rooms

Now this is the real biggie.

Kid-themed rooms are always a huge hit with families with young kids and at Furama RiverFront, some rooms have been refurbished with whimsical themes. Besides the above Pirate theme, there are two other themes to choose from - either go deep sea-diving with marine animals in the Underwater World-themed room...

OR set off on a medieval adventure in the Castle-themed room!

We stayed in the Pirate-themed room and the monkies were blown away by the colourful nature of the room!

Notice how the bunk bed designs in each of the different rooms are in accordance to the various themes?

And it sure helped that the room is completely fitted out with child-friendly furniture!

The room comes with a bunk bed (single on top and queen below) and a pull-out bed, which can fit 2 adults and 2 children comfortably. Ale shared the queen-sized bed with the wifey and me so it was no issue.

But perhaps, the most FUN bit of the room for the monkies has got to be this one thing found in the photo below. Can you spot it?

Yes, THIS.

Each kid-themed room also comes with an XBOX game console, where games can be loaned from the reception lobby.

In keeping with the kid-friendly nature of the room, kids' toiletries are also provided... including a step stool for younger kids to reach the sink AND a kid-sized toilet seat in the bathroom.

#4 - Inflatable Water Bouncy Castle

Of course, no staycation is complete without water play at the pool and Furama RiverFront's swimming pool is large enough to guarantee splashes of fun.

But that was not what delighted the monkies. This did the job.

An outdoor inflatable water bouncy castle located a few steps away from the main swimming pool!

I guess there isn't any need for me to say just how much the monkies enjoyed it then.

#5 - Kids Stay & Eat for FREE

At Furama RiverFront, children enjoy privileges from stay to dine.

Kids below 12 years of age stay for free using existing bedding. Each child (below 12 years of age) also gets to enjoy a complimentary meal with each adult ala carte (main course) or buffet ordered. If the parents order a main course, junior can select a dish from the specially-crafted kid’s menu. If indulging in the buffet is preferred instead, the kids can also enjoy the buffet for free!

Furama RiverFront may not be the top-most choice when it comes to a staycation with the family but it definitely surprised me with its family-friendly offerings... and the monkies too, because which kid can say no to a colourful kid-themed room (and an XBOX)?

Terms & Conditions of Giveaway
- Redemption of hotel stay is valid for Mondays to Thursdays only (Public holidays included, but subject to availability)
- Type of theme room is subject to availability
- Expiry date of staycation will be 3 months from 14 September 2016.

For a chance to win, all you have to do is do the following:1. LIKE Furama RiverFront's Facebook page HERE.2. Tell us which themed room your kid/s will LOVE!Leave your comment either in the comment section of this blog post OR on our Cheekiemonkies' Facebook corresponding post HERE once you have done so.IMPORTANT: Complete all 2 steps for your entry to be valid.WANT TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING?SHARE this blog post of the giveaway on Facebook for a bonus chance! Remember to set your profile to public so that we can see the shared post.Giveaway ends on 8 September 2016, 2359 hours.

Good Luck! :)

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Furama RiverFront is currently having a Family Holiday Escape promotion. Room rate starts from SGD271.88++ and includes the following:

Thank you Cheekiemonkies for the giveaway. My family and I would love a staycation . Never won a staycation before, they need a break from their exam. My kids will love to stay at the pirate team room . Please pick me and my family. Thank you once again.

Hi...hopefully i will be the chosen one...this is for my 2 lil princess...they love castle.. princess...kings and queens....they love to pretend that they were princess...long hairs and live in the castle and this is the great idea to just sit in the castle theme room for one night and pretend to be one...im sure they will love it...thank u so much cheekiemonkies and furama!

My girls 👭 would love the pirate king theme room..They always love to play treasure hunt! Hope to win this giveaway and give my kids a little surprise so that I can bring them for a short staycation after the year end exam!!

Wow! I think my 2 toddler boys would love to be in the Purate theme room! Cos they love to watch Jake and the neverlabd pirates caetoon on nick jr. Furthermore, they have not been on a staycation for a long time as mummy always has to take care of the boys at home (SAHM) and papa is always working. Hope to be able to win this as a surprise for the boys! They would be thrilled!:-) Liked, shared and commented! Fb name: Rasilah Asri Thanks!

The kids would love love love the castle themed room! Being able to feel like princesses or knights will make them squeal in delight! Not to mention there is a delicious buffet to sweeten the deal:)Facebook Name- Joan Loh

The kids would definitely love the underwater world theme. Furama Riverfront has really made a lot of wonderful changes to cater to needs for family, making the stay soooo much more fun and enjoyable. The kids are soooo lucky. :)

The votes were unanimous. Both kids chose the PIRATE THEME room. They were drawn to the adventurous energy of this room. Their next question was 'Mummy, when can we stay there??!!' Secretly, my inner child was hoping they would pick the Pirate room too. It is nothing like any of the rooms that we have ever stayed. Thank you Cheekiemonkies and Furama RiverFront for a day of family fun adventure in Singapore!

Would love love love to win for my 2 boys for any theme would be great! As long as me and my Husband could spend time with them! Since the whole weekdays they're in child care so to pamper them once in awhile would be definitely a great bonding time for us! Thank you for the giveaway Furama Riverrfront and Cheekimonkies for the share!

Would love to win the Giveaway tickets. My husband and I seldom have the luxury to have a staycation in a prestige Hotel and hence would pray we will be able to win these to enjoy once a blue moon. Thanks. FB account Au Lingli. email lingli1804@gmail.com. thanks.

My 2 kids would like the castle theme room for a day and night of princessy and princey adventure. We have not been overseas since the younger boy came along last October so this will be a long awaited break for the whole family for good bonding!Thanking Furama for the staycation in advance if we win :)

With only single pay, we cant afford to bring my son out for such stay, and just nice my hubby birthday month coming! Can let him relax for his hardwork in supporting the family.Such a good staycation, i believe all of us will enjoy to the max.

My 2 year old daughter goes excited when she saw the colourful fishes! Our Favourite will be the underwater theme room. Also, daddy's birthday is coming in October and he has been a Superman Daddy working hard for the family. We hope to win this staycation to surprise him and definitely we would have a good bonding time together In this kids friendly hotel:)

Ahoy Matey! Pirate theme room will definitely be a hit for my boys! �� We held our wedding banquet 8years back at Furama Riverfront, it would definitely be awesome if we can go back for a visit better a staycation with our kiddos. Thank you for sharing such great info and giveaway!

I hope to win this staycation giveaway for my daughters, Charyn and Charlyn. It has been really difficult for us living apart for almost 4 years, after i got divorced with my ex-husband. Due to circumstances I am not able to take them with me till next year, when my new place is ready.

In the meantime, it would be really of great joy and bliss to be able to spend some precious mummy-daughters time together at such a wonderful place. Their smiles will make everything worth it and Im guessing they would really like the underwater world theme as they are animal lovers like me <3

Would like to win the underwater world theme room for both my kids! They would surely WOW at all the facilities within the hotel. Hopefully husband also can take a break from work and spend some time together with the family.

Hope to win so can bring my son for thus wonderful staycation to celebrate his birthday. Would love any room / theme (all are wonderful!) Guess if I were tk choose 1 it'll be the pirates' theme Thank you for this promotion. Fb name: plyn heng

The pirate theme is really cool and suitable for my two boys who like to play pretend! It is an added bonus that these kids friendly theme rooms are in Furama Riverfront Hotel as it was here almost 10 years ago that we held and had our wedding vows. How wonderful to bring our kids back to the same hotel and let us enjoy as a family of 4 this time round 😊 Hope we win this 😁

Liked Furama Riverfront page. We would love to stay with the pirates. Thank u for the reviews abd making it possibke for one family to be chosen. We hope to be able to be chosen to have a staycation for our 2 children aged 5 and 2.5. :).

Would love to try out the pirate room! Definitely attracted to the design and vibrant colors, not to mention I'd be looking forward fo dip my little one in the pool if I win this! Tthanks fo much for the giveaway! Shared the post on facebook as well!

My 3.5 yo would definitely love the under-the-sea theme.This would come in time for our 6th anniversary in oct16. And did i mention.. we had our wedding at furama riverfront! Would sure love to relive the moment, now with our new member.

My 3.5 yo would definitely love the under-the-sea theme.This would come in time for our 6th anniversary in oct16. And did i mention.. we had our wedding at furama riverfront! Would sure love to relive the moment, now with our new member.

I would love to win this staycation with the underwater theme because my daughter loves fishes!! Of course would want to spend some quality time with her before I deliver! Feeling guilty as due to being pregnant I have neglected her! Hope this would make it up to her before her little brother comes out!

After reading your review , I asked my 6 years old elder girl , which theme you choose ? Without any hesitation , she chose the Pirate-themed room ! Yes , even though my two children are girls , but we absolutely love ' boyish ' stuffs . HAHA ! Hope to win this fantastic staycay for them !

My family of 6 would like to win the chance of staying in the castle themed room! I am definitely positive the kids will be thrilled to the moon and back! Thank you Furama Riverfront and Cheekiemonkies for the fabulous give away opportunity!

I think my girls will like the pirate theme room cos I am totally impressed by it! Hope to win this to celebrate either their birthdays or my wedding anniversary or my hubby's birthday coming up in the next couple of months! Thank you Cheekiemonkies!! Please pick us!

my 2 gals will love the go deep sea-diving with marine animals in the Underwater World-themed room as both of them love water! hope to win this for their post bday celebration(both falls on august) and to give us a wonderful family get together time!thank you so much!

My boys would love to have the pirate theme as they love jake and the never land pirates. It would sure surprise them with this staycation with wow wow wow! Thank you for the giveaway! Hope to be the lucky one!

The underwater world theme will be ideal for my little one, thanks for the lovely give away. Sometimes Travelling aboard is too much hassle with young kiddo, a staycation with kids friendly amenities will be just right for parents and kid to relax alittle spending quality bonding time together I hope I will be the lucky one.

Same as u Cheekiemonkies, I have 3 kids too. We are not adventurous enough to venture out overseas, hence we go on staycations within Singapore! We simply adore and hunt for family rooms with themes to keep our active kiddos occupied. Hope to win the pirate theme family room for our next staycation! Thanks for the giveaway and sharing!

I'm sure my 3 pirates boys, Jervis (13), Jordan (12), Jonas (10), would definitely want the pirate theme room!!! I would like to explore this staycation with my boys in this Furama Riverfront Singapore. Would definitely recommend to my overseas friends, as we really never stay and experience in kids theme room like this, REAL INTERESTING!!!

This is too cool! My double N's (Nat and Nic) will super love the children's themed room! Hope to win and have a fun and exciting family bonding time. The double N's would love the Pirate's room as they always love to mimic Captain Hook....haha..

My 2 kids says they love the Pirates theme room especially when they see that the theme room comes with Xbox console. Hope to bring my kids for for the staycation 'cos we are not planning for any overseas holiday this year.

I was just chatting with a several other mommies that Singapore does not have any kids themed hotels for our little ones. And here we have a wish come true by Furama Riverfront. Plus an enticing review by Cheekiemonkies, we simply have to try our luck here even though the response is overwhelming.

We would like to check out the Pirates themed room for a night of adventures.

Yo Ho Ho!! Definately the pirate theme room as both my boys love to watch Jake and The Neverland Pirates. Their daddy is also a fan of One Piece. Thus it will be a perfect staycation for our family!! =)

I am stay at home mum and i wish i can use my effort to win this staycation for my 2 girls and they will prefer medieval adventure in the Castle-themed room! And also this Furama Hotel is also me and my husband memory as we held our wedding dinner there 10yrs back. Hope i can bring my 2 girls visit again with this new set up of room. Hope my girls wish come thru may you grated my wish to my 2 girls.Thank you Cherkiemonkies for this awesome giveaway. FB: Sandra Wee Email: Sandra.wee@live.com.sg

I hope to win the Castle theme room for my 3 kids to enjoy!! They love to stay in hotel to enjoy their time!! Cheekirmonkies thanks for organising this giveaway!! Thanks furama hotel for this giveaway too!! 😍😍

Breyen Ng (Facebook)Staycations an absolutely indulgence and fun for kids! Firstly, the experience of being in the pirate theme room would get my kids immerse in being pirates for the stay and understanding more about the characters. Secondly, I have not been to Furama hotel and as my hubby said he has worked there when he was a teen, I would like him to invite him to go back there and see the changes after so many years. It's a reminiscing experience and indulgence family fun!

My husband and I held our wedding banquet in your Venus grand ballroom, it was such a delight and memorable experience. Your service was excellent. It would be really lovely to celebrate your anniversary and my husband's birthday oct this year with our daughter in your family themed room! She loves pirates and adventures. I'm sure she'll be thrilled if we win a stay with her at your pirates themed room! Reviving good memories :-)

Have liked & shared! Would love to win this as I am desperately in need of a break away from all the housework chores & cooking ever since my horrible 4 months old maid got send back in January. Would be great to have a good rest while my kids are busy playing! My kids would love any theme rooms!

Would love to experience the extraordinary setting of the pirate themed room with my family! We definitely will be sharing the great experience to all our friends who equally enjoy the joy of starvation! Thank you, Cheekiemonkie!FB Name : Cheryl Chin

I believe my two sons' imagination will run wild if we get to stay in the Pirate-themed room. They will probably go up to the top deck of the bunk bed; one boy pretending to be sailing the ship ,while the other boy with one hand holding a telescope and other hand with a "Legoland" map trying to figure out where's the treasure. Whahaha.... that's what they used to do.... Hope to bring smile! :)

My 3yrs old & 1yrs old princess would be so HAPPY if they get to be in this pirate theme staycation!! Even the mummy to be (3rd child!) would be delighted!! I hope i can win and its time to bring the girls out for a perfect staycation! Cant imagine their face when they see this themed room!

The children will love the castle-themed room. The mere illustration of the castle will leave them mesmerised in the enchanted room filled with mystic and folklore. I am sure the girls would love to don their princess costumes when we check in. A room only fit for for "royalties" like them

My kids will love the Underwater-world Theme room!!😍 It would my two daughters (age 3 and 5) dream come true.. As they had always been so excited whenever seeing fish fish! Hopefully I'm able to win it for my girls.